Dante Alighieri
Fall in love with love in this gorgeous collection of poems from Italian master Dante Alighieri, author of The Divine Comedy. Although collections of lyric poems singing the praises of love are as old as the written word, La Vita Nuova is remarkably innovative. Combining works in verse and prose in a linked series of pieces exploring the complexities of courtly love, this enchanting anthology is a must-read for poetry fans.
10) The Inferno
The Divine Comedy begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in the year 1300....
13) The Purgatorio
14) The paradiso
15) Paradise
16) Purgatory
17) La vita nuova
The Divine Comedy: Paradise / Dante Alighieri; translated by H. F. Cary; illustrated by Gustave Dore
"The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia [diˈviːna komˈmɛːdja]) is a long Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed in 1320, a year before his death in 1321. It is widely considered to be the pre-eminent work in Italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature.
...The Divine Comedy: Hell / Dante Alighieri; translated by H. F. Cary; illustrated by Gustave Doré
"Inferno Italian for "Hell") is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. The Inferno describes Dante's journey through Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell
...The Divine Comedy: Purgatory / Dante Alighieri; translated by H. F. Cary; illustrated by Gustave Dore
"Purgatorio is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and preceding the Paradiso. The poem was written in the early 14th century." (Wikipedia)
